Flowserve (FLS) Competitors

Caterpillar has a net margin of 13.33% compared to Flowserve's net margin of 7.61%. Caterpillar's return on equity of 48.21% beat Flowserve's return on equity.

71.0% of Caterpillar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Flowserve shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Caterpillar shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Flowserve shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Caterpillar has higher revenue and earnings than Flowserve. Flowserve is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caterpillar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Caterpillar had 86 more articles in the media than Flowserve. MarketBeat recorded 97 mentions for Caterpillar and 11 mentions for Flowserve. Caterpillar's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Flowserve's score of 0.79 indicating that Caterpillar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Caterpillar presently has a consensus price target of $980.57, indicating a potential upside of 11.27%. Flowserve has a consensus price target of $86.70, indicating a potential upside of 26.70%. Given Flowserve's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Flowserve is more favorable than Caterpillar.

Caterpillar pays an annual dividend of $6.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Flowserve pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Caterpillar pays out 32.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Flowserve pays out 32.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Caterpillar has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years and Flowserve has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Caterpillar has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its share price is 57% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Flowserve has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the broader market.

Crane has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Flowserve. Flowserve is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crane, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

75.1% of Crane shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Flowserve shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Crane shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Flowserve shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Crane has a net margin of 13.10% compared to Flowserve's net margin of 7.61%. Crane's return on equity of 24.45% beat Flowserve's return on equity.

Crane currently has a consensus price target of $226.33, suggesting a potential upside of 4.03%. Flowserve has a consensus price target of $86.70, suggesting a potential upside of 26.70%. Given Flowserve's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Flowserve is more favorable than Crane.

Crane pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Flowserve pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Crane pays out 18.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Flowserve pays out 32.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Crane has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Flowserve has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Crane has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Flowserve has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Crane had 5 more articles in the media than Flowserve. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Crane and 11 mentions for Flowserve. Crane's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Flowserve's score of 0.79 indicating that Crane is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Emerson Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Flowserve. Flowserve is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Emerson Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Emerson Electric had 20 more articles in the media than Flowserve. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Emerson Electric and 11 mentions for Flowserve. Emerson Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Flowserve's score of 0.79 indicating that Emerson Electric is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

93.9% of Flowserve shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.3% of Emerson Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Flowserve shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Emerson Electric shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Flowserve pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Emerson Electric pays an annual dividend of $2.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Flowserve pays out 32.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Emerson Electric pays out 51.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Flowserve has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Emerson Electric has increased its dividend for 68 consecutive years. Emerson Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Flowserve has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Emerson Electric has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the broader market.

Flowserve currently has a consensus target price of $86.70, suggesting a potential upside of 26.70%. Emerson Electric has a consensus target price of $162.64, suggesting a potential upside of 16.68%. Given Flowserve's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Flowserve is more favorable than Emerson Electric.

Emerson Electric has a net margin of 13.35% compared to Flowserve's net margin of 7.61%. Flowserve's return on equity of 21.46% beat Emerson Electric's return on equity.

Graco has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Flowserve has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Graco had 2 more articles in the media than Flowserve. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Graco and 11 mentions for Flowserve. Flowserve's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Graco's score of 0.58 indicating that Flowserve is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Graco currently has a consensus price target of $93.50, suggesting a potential upside of 25.33%. Flowserve has a consensus price target of $86.70, suggesting a potential upside of 26.70%. Given Flowserve's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Flowserve is more favorable than Graco.

Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Flowserve pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Graco pays out 38.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Flowserve pays out 32.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Graco has raised its dividend for 29 consecutive years and Flowserve has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Graco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

93.9% of Graco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Flowserve shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Graco shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Flowserve shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Graco has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Flowserve. Graco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Flowserve, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Graco has a net margin of 22.96% compared to Flowserve's net margin of 7.61%. Flowserve's return on equity of 21.46% beat Graco's return on equity.